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The load of illegal octopus seized by the authorities.
Four tonnes of illegal octopus destined for restaurants seized in Fuengirola

Four tonnes of illegal octopus destined for restaurants seized in Fuengirola

No documents were produced to prove where the seafood came from and how old it was in the routine inspection by Junta fish-control teams

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Friday, 23 November 2018, 12:23

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Fish-control officers from the Junta de Andalucía have seized almost four tonnes of illegal octopus at premises in Fuengirola. In an operation carried out last week, the inspectors discovered that the octopus being kept there had no labelling or documentation proving it had been legally fished and had undergone necessary health and hygiene checks.

The huge stash of seafood was due to be distributed to restaurants across the Costa del Sol and other provinces, said investigators, who called local police and town hall health and safety officers once the discovery had been made.

In a similar operation, four bluefin tuna were found on an industrial estate near Malaga's wholesale fish market without any certification of where they had come from and when they were fished.

The seafood was found as part of an annual round of checks carried out by the team of inspectors at the Junta de Andalucía.

The owners of the seafood could face fines for holding perishable produce without correct labelling. All the seafood was subsequently destroyed, following official guidelines.

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